Shakespeare's quotes
‘A horse! a horse! ________ for a horse!‘
(Richard III, Act 5, Scene 4)
‘A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!‘
(Richard III, Act 5, Scene 4)
Shakespeare has been credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with introducing almost ______ words to the English language
Shakespeare has been credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with introducing almost 3,000 words to the English language
Othello
Venice, Italy
‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted _______.’
(A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1, Scene 1)
‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.’
(A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1, Scene 1)
Nobody knows Shakespeare's true birthday.
True
False
True
The closest we can come is the date of his baptism on April the 26th, 1564. By tradition and guesswork, William is assumed to have been born three days earlier on April the 23rd, a date now commonly used to celebrate the famous Bard's birthday.
Macbeth
Inverness, Scotland
‘Some are _____ great, some ______ greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’
(Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5)
‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’
(Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5)
His plays are set in 12 countries, with cities in what is now _______ being Shakespeare’s favourite backdrop.
His plays are set in 12 countries, with cities in what is now Italy being Shakespeare’s favourite backdrop.
Hamlet
Denmark
‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a _____ .’
(The Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1)
‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.’
(The Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1)
The word ‘love’ appears _______ times in the complete works
The word ‘love’ appears 2,191 times in the complete works
Romeo and Juliet
Verona, Italy
Mantua, Italy
‘There is nothing either good or bad, but _______ makes it so.’
(Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2)
‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.’
(Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2)
Name 4 languages that Shakespeare's characters spoke apart from English
Greek, Latin, French, Italian
The Winter's Tale
Sicilia, Italy